Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said Russell Wilson will have the 'pole position' for the team's starting quarterback job but Justin Fields will 'have the opportunity to compete' when the time is right.
"We've been very transparent about the pecking order, at least to start," Tomlin said Sunday from the NFL's league meetings, addressing the team's free agency additions for the first time."I just think that provides clarity for all parties involved. Russell is a veteran, man. He's got a proven process of readiness. He's been in this league a long time. He's capable of rallying troops, receivers, tight ends, running backs, et cetera.
"We knew obviously we had to acquire some talent at the position, and so we just studied the field and levels of availability among some of the candidates in the field," Tomlin said."We got zeroed in on Russell and Justin among them, obviously. Probably the goal was to get one guy initially, but through conversation and work -- and can't give Omar enough credit -- we were able to acquire both guys.
"The most attractive component of his profile to me is that his quest for greatness man, his chase for legacy," Tomlin said."This is not a guy who is hungry, meaning that he can be satisfied. This is a guy that's driven, and you want to work with people of that mindset. This guy's got a vision of what he wants his career to look like and he's got a lot of work to do.
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